On April 11, 2016, Gerson Zweifach was named among “America's 50 Outstanding General Counsel” by The National Law Journal. In selecting honorees, the publication’s criteria included excellence in obtaining legal results, orchestrating and closing big deals, innovating department operations, serving as leaders in the profession, promoting diversity and inclusion, and providing pro bono work to the underrepresented and underfunded within the past five years. Gerson is recognized for his “reputation as a top-notch litigator” and for his representation of News Corp. and Twenty-First Century Fox after they separated from News Corp. in 2013.